Anemone touching a leather coral. Kill the Leather?

[jab502]

I just bought a large bubble tip anemone. It is about 18" across. a few tips of the anemone are touching a cabbage leather that is attached to the same rock. At this point I will have trouble moving the cabbage leather as he is fully attached. Will the anemone kill the leather?

[sir_dudeguy]

holy cow that is a large one lol. I'd get it away from the leather. I've heard that if leathers get upset they turn purple and let out a...something lol that clouds the tank and poisons other corals..

[tanker]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8564030#post8564030 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sir_dudeguy
I've heard that if leathers get upset they turn purple and let out a...something lol that clouds the tank and poisons other corals..

I have never heard of this.

But anemones do not like and can kill corals.

[Dubbin1]

Cut the leather off the rock and move it or the anemone can and will kill it.

[Sk8r]

They can kill each other. An annoyed leather is not to trifle with and a dying 'nem can take out a tank. Move somebody, asap.

[jab502]

I cut the leather out. Thank you for the advice.

[Xirxes23]

I hear the "a dying nem can kill a tank" rhetoric all the time.

A dying anything can kill a tank... all depends on the size of the anything and the size of the tank.

Kill a nem in a 300G, won't dent a thing (small ammo spike).

Kill an infant damselfish in a 5 gallon pico and wipe the whole system.

Just dont have your anything touching anything else is a good rule of thumb.

[Hormigaquatica]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8565146#post8565146 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Xirxes23
I hear the "a dying nem can kill a tank" rhetoric all the time.

A dying anything can kill a tank... all depends on the size of the anything and the size of the tank.

The effect a dying animal has on the tank can be greater than the effects of ammonia though. Many soft corals are notoriously toxic, and if one is seriously damaged, stressed, or dying, it could release tons of nasty chemicals into the tank that will, at best, annoy tankmates, and at worst kill some of them. Many sponges are poisonous in very low amounts- one of those dying in a large tank could have devistating results. Same for an angry Sea Apple, or certain cucumbers (Medusa Worms come to mind). Stressed boxfish, angry cowfish.. the list goes on. Cant just consider the chemical byproducts of decay when talking about a dying creatures effects on a tank.

To keep on topic though- good call removing the leather coral. Both animals will be much happier for it :)